Did you know we have five special helpers called senses? They help us learn about the world around us every day. Let’s talk about one of these senses: the sense of taste!
When we eat or drink, we use our tongue to taste. Our tongue is like a little detective that helps us know what our food is like. Isn’t that cool?
Our tongue can taste different things in five fun ways:
These tastes help us enjoy our meals and snacks every day!
Our five senses are like superpowers! They help us learn and grow. They give our brain lots of information so we can be the best we can be. Isn’t that amazing?
So, next time you eat something, remember to thank your tongue for helping you taste all those delicious flavors!
Now that you know about the sense of taste, try to notice what you taste when you eat your next meal. Is it sweet, sour, salty, bitter, or umami? Have fun exploring your senses!
Taste Test Adventure: Gather a few small samples of foods that represent each of the five tastes: sweet (like a piece of fruit), sour (a slice of lemon), salty (a pretzel), bitter (a piece of dark chocolate), and umami (a small piece of cheese). Ask the children to taste each one and guess which taste it represents. Encourage them to describe how each taste feels on their tongue. This will help them connect the concept of taste with real-life examples.
Flavor Detective Game: Create a simple chart with columns for each taste: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami. Throughout the week, ask the children to be “flavor detectives” and write down or draw pictures of the foods they eat and which taste category they belong to. At the end of the week, discuss their findings and see which taste was the most common in their meals.
Story Time with Taste: Read a story about a character who goes on a food adventure. Pause during the story to ask the children what they think the character might be tasting. For example, if the character eats an apple, ask if it might be sweet or sour. This activity encourages imagination and helps children apply their understanding of taste in a fun narrative context.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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I have five senses I use every day. I have five senses I use in many ways. For my meals or snacks every day, when I eat or drink, I use the sense of taste.
With my tongue, I taste an apple that is healthy and sweet. With my tongue, I taste my vegetables that are good for me. With my tongue, I taste milk that provides vitamin D. With my tongue, I taste a lemon that is quite sour.
For my meals or snacks every day, when I eat or drink, I use the sense of taste. My five senses are the tools I can use to gather information for my brain. They help me learn, grow, and be the best I can be. My five senses are very helpful to me.
With my tongue, I taste an apple that is healthy and sweet. With my tongue, I taste my vegetables that are good for me. With my tongue, I taste milk that provides vitamin D. With my tongue, I taste a lemon that is quite sour.
For my meals or snacks every day, when I eat or drink, I use the sense of taste. I have five senses I use every day. I have five senses I use in many ways.
For my meals or snacks every day, when I eat or drink, I use the sense of taste. The taste buds on my tongue can taste in five ways. Here are the ways my taste buds can taste:
– Sweet, like ice cream
– Sour, like a lemon
– Salty, like popcorn
– Bitter, like Brussels sprouts
– Umami, like a steak
These are the ways my taste buds can taste.
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